Display device



Det. 11, 1938.

M. R. GREISER DISPLAY DEVICE 2 sheets-snet'l Filed April l2, 1937 w/vj?. GRE/safe.

ATTORNEYAS.

oct. 11, 1938.

M. R. GREISERl DISPLAY DEVICE 2 sheets-sheet 2v Filed April 12, 1957 Ego` INVENTOR. .L w/v l?. GRE/.551?.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 1l, 1938 'zazaasi :PATENT lorries A 9 claims. (ci.`itffifa'af My invention relates to display devices for 'displayingminiature samples simulating a `roll vof glazed linoleum havingafcolore'd'design thereon. The colored design lon the usual `linoleum isof such a great size that it is impossible .to .cut a piece from theoriginal sheet, of a -size easily transportable by a-salesman to includethe .whole Vof the design.k `On the other hand, if a colored design froma linoleum sheety is copied in yminiature on asheet of paper, thefinished appearance .is far different from the appearance of the lino-:leum itself. This is particularlyY due to the lack .of glazing ontheminiature colored sheet, and

which cannot be simulated by a-coating of shellac `or other varnish.

It Vis an object of my invention .to provide a Adisplayzdevice`simulating in appearance a -roll o'f linoleum .having a colored. designthereon, Vand with aglazed'surface'in miniature and adaptable to becarried inthe pocket.

It is a further object yof my vinvention to provide 'a pluralityv AofAthe above miniature "rolls mounted on a display stand, whereby .eachroll is removable from the stand in order 'to permit changing of theindividual `rolls inv accordance with the changing of the designs of thelinoleum manufactured. f

It is a further object of my invention to :provide a sample display caseto :becarried by `a salesman and containing in display relation .aplurality ofthe above mentioned miniature dis- ,play rolls. f

'It is another object 'of' my invention Vto :provide miniature displayArolls having `all of vthe-appearances, including the glazing, of lthefullsizeoriginal linoleum roll.

These .and other objects of myinventionvwhich will be set forthAhereinafter 4or will be apparent to one skilled in the art upon'readingthese specications, I accomplish by that vcertain construc- -tion andarrangement of 'parts of-which I lshall now describe a preferredembodiment.l Reference `is now made tothe drawings/which `form aparthereof, and in whichz- Figure l is a perspective front elevation of myynovel display device. n

Fig. 2 is a cross section of Fig. '1, taken onthe section line 2--2. Y YFig. 3 is a iront elevation of a modified display device. 'Y

Fig. 4 is `a cross section taken on the section lined-4 of Fig. 3. K 'yFig. 5 is a front perspective elevation of .a modied form of my displaydevice.

vfE-igff is across section-of ,-Fig. 5 takenonthe section fline -6-6.

iFig. :7 .is a ffront I.elevation A.of one vof mypre- 'ferredfdisplaystands having the display devices thereon, with ea -portion 'out awa-y.l .5

, A'8 .is aside elevation of the'displaystand ,shown in vFig. 7 with aportion=cut away.

HfFi-g. :9 is fa perspective of the ldisplay case .together lwith thedisplaydevices `mounted thereon. .Briefly in .the 1practice'of myinvention, `I ^pro 10 Wide a paper sheet having the colored design of.the linoleum painted vthereon .in miniature `and rolled to .simulatethe yoriginal froll of linoleum. Around this paper roll -I `place asheet jof cellu- .losematerialsuch as-Gellophane, and which-gives ,i5 .a.glazed appearance to the miniature 'roll similar to .thejglazedappearance of the original -rollmof linoleum. I may insert instancesAfor mywroll lin the yform of a -liattened cylinder with a portion ofthedesignof the -border thereon. VMy-display :L stand-.broadly comprises-a base with upwardly .projecting ,pins over which the hollowcore vrollssimulating :the originalroll of linoleum :may he placed. l.

v Referring-.to the .drawings in my preferred em- 25 bodimentas:illustrated fin/Figs. l -and .2, .I provide a wooden core AI ,.in .theform of acylinder mounted-.on'a base ,-2, .by means. of a screw 3running through .thefbaseuandrengaging th'ecorei. Surrounding 'the -core`rl, fis Va lsheet -ofrpaper E4l having ,30

thereon ,the colored design .in [miniature yand vsimilar `to.the-fullsized .design -on the linoleum which I am depicting. PreferablyIv cut-my sheet lso that .the two -ends will abut-as 'atg in Fig. 2.However, .I fdo not intend -to limit -myself -tofthis l35 .constructionsince :the -ends vmay be overlapped, which may be preferable in somecases. A sheet .of Cellophane or other Fcellulose material 6 surroundsthe .sheet '4, 4which l Apreferably foverlap as at Tl, although I dornot Lcare ito `limit myself to the overlapping, since abutting -edgesmay b e preferable;

i V.I `may insert instances ffto lcover the -end of `the core with 'fadisc'8 simulating the -convolutions of the edge of --a roll.; lor the'disc l8 may have some reading matter or 'a ltrade-mark `or grade markplaced thereon. y

Figs. .3 and 4 depict Aa roll of linoleum .similar to .that :shown .inFigs. 1 and 2, .but in this instance the core I is iiattenedand theydesign on .5@ the Paper `Sheetll may carry an edgedesign 10, as isclearly yillustrated in Fig. 3. p Figs. 5 'and 6 show a preferredvembodiment or modification tor use with my display stand where 'thecore l has a hollow center 9 and with 55 theV covering disc 8 coveringthe core I in the hollow center 9 at one end. In this modification thereis no base on which the roll is mounted.

One modification of my display stand consists of a base I I on which aremounted upwardly projecting pins I2 by means of a screw I3, runningupwardly through the base and into the pins I2. These pins arepreferably placed in a line and spaced apart sufficiently so that thedisplay roll illustrated in Fig. 5 may be placed over the same, with thepins |2 projecting into the hollow portion 9 of the core I to keepthemin position. A second shelf or support M'may be* placed on the base I Ibehind the row of pins |2, and pins similar to the front pins I2 may bemounted thereon for positioning the front row and at a higher elevationor in stepped relation; or as is illustrated in Fig. k8, it'may bepreferable to place holes |5 in the base and to place pins I6 in thecore I of the display rolls and projecting lsuihcie'ntly so they mayenter the holes I5, thus holding the rolls in position.

Fig. 9 shows my preferred display case. This consists of` a boxpreferably formed of sheet metal with a back portion 20,'a bottomportion 2| and two sides 22, 22. Hinged to the back `20 is the top 23which preferably has edges 24 surrounding it on four sides, so as tocover the upper edges of the sides when the top is closed.

The front portion 26 of the case is hinged at 2'I to the frontfedge ofthe bottom 2|, so that when it is notV in closed position it maybe swungaround and under the bottom portion 2|, as .is clearly illustrated inFig. 9. Y

Spaced back from the front of my display box is a sliding metal sidepiece 28 having overturned edges 29 which slide in an outwardlyprojecting flange portion 30 attached to the insideV of the twoY sides.I preferably place an aperture on the outside of the side portions"22projecting through an-aperture 33 and so formed that its end 32a willproject in the aperture 3| when the side portion 28 is in its closedposition, and'will project over the side portion'28 when it is in itsextended position, as illustrated in Fig. 9.

I may place a second side portion 35 within the Vside portion 28 in asimilar manner and latch it with a similar latch. From the abovedescription yand drawings, in Fig. 9 it isapparent that the sideportions 28 and `35 telescope into the box itself or they may bewithdrawn in extended position as in Fig. 9. g

I place a back portion 36 connecting these side portions 28and 35together with a shelf portion 38 on which are positioned pins I2 inV amanner similar to that illustrated in Fig'."'|.v fr

There is also a base 39'positioned onthe floor of the bottom 2| of mydisplay case and in front of the shelves 38 which also has :pins I2projecting upwardly therefrom and Vsimilar to that shown in Fig. '7.Display rolls simulating rolls of linoleum may be placedover these pinsI2 as is clearly apparent in Fig. 'Tand Fig. 9. I

From the construction shown and'de's'cribed in Fig. 9, it is apparentthat the diierent shelves in their extended position as in Fig. 9 maybetelescoped so that the rolls will slide down into the box Yone linebehind the dover, so that the cover 23 may be closed.

I do not intend to limit'myself as to the manner in which the rolls areremovably held or even permanently held on their bases either in theindividual display units or on the display base, or in 'the display box.

`contact'with said colored sheet to It is readily apparent that displaydevices of this kind may be easily carried around either as a unit inthe pocket of the salesman, or in the sample case or displayed in theretail stores on the display stand shown in Fig. 7. As new designs forlinoleum are made, new display devices may be made and sent throughoutthe territory and substituted inthe displaystands or display cases, asis readilyapparent.

The placing of the Cellophane around the colored display rolls simulatesthe appearance of the original glazed linoleumrroll and has theadditional advantage of keeping the colored vdesign at all times cleanand free from finger marks.

It is to be understood that different forms of my preferred form maybe'made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

HavingV thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, Visz-'- l Y l. A display devicefor simulatingthe appearance of linoleum comprising the combination of a sheet --ofpaper having coloring thereon and a transparent cellulose sheet in closeconforming present the appearance of glazed'linoleum.

2.V A display device for'simulating the appearance of glazed linoleumhaving a design thereon,

'comprising the combination of a sheet of paper `mounted on a base'andhaving a similar design Vthereon in miniature and a sheet'of cellulosein close conforming contact with thesame to presentV the appearance ofglazed linoleum.

3. A display device depicting a plurality of rolls of linoleum havingdifferent colored designs thereon, comprising a plurality of rolls ofpaper having similar miniature colored designs thereon, said rollsbeing'covered with cellulose sheets in order to impart the glazedappearance of the original rolls, and a stand for said rolls comprisinga base having upwardly projecting pins for insertion within the rolls.

1 4. A display device simulating a plurality of .rolls of colored andglazed linoleum, comprising .a' base having steps and pins projectingupwardly therefrom, rolls of paper colored similar to the linoleum rollsthey depict, cellulose sheets surrounding said paper rolls, andV saidrolls being positioned over said pins.

5. A display device forl simulating a roll of glazed linoleum having acolored design thereon, comprising the combination of a cylindricalcore, a rroll. of paper having colored designs thereon similar tothelinoleum to be depicted surrounding the core, a sheet of transparentcellulose'surrounding and` in close conforming Contact with said roll ofpaper to present the appearance of the glazed linoleum rolled.

6. A .display .device for' simulating a roll of glazed linoleumY havinga colored design thereon, comprising a cylindrical core, a roll of paperhavingY colored designs thereon similar to the linoleum to be depictedsurrounding the core, a sheet of transparent cellulose surrounding saidroll of paper to presentrthe glazed appearance of the linoleum, and thewhole being mounted on a base by means of said core.

l'7. A display device for simulating the appearance of a plurality ofrolls of glazed linoleum having colored designs thereon, comprising adisplay case having a base with Yshelves in stepped relation, saidshelves having upwardly projecting pins, a plurality of rolls of paperhaving colored designs thereon similar to designs on the depictedlinoleum, said rolls having a hollow core, and a sheet of cellulosesurrounding said rolls to depict the glazed appearance of the linoleum,

said rolls being mounted on'said shelves with the pins projecting intothe hollow core of the rolls.

8. A display device for simulating the appear- Vance of a plurality ofrolls of glazed linoleum linoleum, said rolls having a hollow core, anda sheet of cellulose surrounding said rolls to depict the 'glazedappearance of the linoleum, said rolls being mounted on said shelveswith the pins projecting into the hollow core of the rolls, said displaycase having a movable top and a removable front side.

9. A display device for simulating the appearance of a plurality ofrolls of glazed linoleum having colored designs thereon, comprising radisplay case having a base With shelves in stepped relation, saidshelves having upwardly projecting pins, a plurality of rolls of paperhaving colored designs thereon similar to designs on the depictedlinoleum, said rolls having a hollow core, and a sheet of cellulosesurrounding said rolls to depict the glazed appearance of the linoleum,

said rolls being mounted on said shelves with the plane.

MELVIN R. GREISER.

